Robotics

Question 1

What is programming?

Answer 1

A sequence or set of instructions

Question 2

History of Programming

What happened in 1947?

Answer 2

Assembly Language, the language of computers, was created

ex. binary

Question 3

History of Programming

Who created Assembly Language?

Answer 3

Kathleen Booth

Question 4

History of Programming

What happened in 1972?

Answer 4

C (Language) was created

Question 5

History of Programming

Who created C (Language)?

Answer 5

Dennis Ritchie

Question 6

History of Programming

What happened in 1979?

Answer 6

C++ was created

Question 7

History of Programming

Who created C++?

Answer 7

Bjarne Stroustrup

Question 8

What are the Arduino Fundamentals?

Answer 8

• variable
• data type
• syntax
• function

Question 9

Arduino Fundamentals

What is a variable?

Answer 9

A named storage location that holds a value or data

Question 10

Arduino Fundamentals

What is a data type?

Answer 10

Classification of data tells compiler how data will be used (?)

Question 11

Arduino Fundamentals

What is syntax?

Answer 11

Grammar in programming

Question 12

Arduino Fundamentals

What are the naming rules of the variable?

Answer 12

• can contain letters, numbers, cannot start with a number
• must not use reserved words
• variables are case sensitive
• can only use underscore for special characters

Question 13

Arduino Fundamentals

Data types

Answer 13

• Integer - represent whole no. numeric data
• Float - represent numerical data for no. with decimals
• String - text strings are composed of a group of letters and special characters
• Character - like string, but accepts 1 character/letter
• Booleon - holds one/two values; TRUE/FALSE

Question 14

Arduino Fundamentals

Syntax symbols meaning

; { } () / /CODE/

Answer 14

; (semicolon) - signifies end
{} (curly braces) - group of code statements
() (parentheses) - group of arguments for a function
/ (single line comment) - [to add]
/CODE/ - [to add]

Question 15

What are the main functions (and their uses) used in Arduino?

Answer 15

• voidSetup() - set up
• voidLoop() - repeats process
• digitalRead() - command that read value
• digitalWrite() - changes value
• If-Else Statement - [to add]
• delay() - allows you to stop Arduino from doing anything

Question 16

What is a flowchart?

Answer 16

Graphical representation of an algorithm

Question 17

Flowchart symbols?

Answer 17

• terminal (oval) - indicates start, stop, and halt
• processing (rectangle) - arithmetic instructions
• input/output (parallelogram) - like a variable
• decision (diamond) - represents a decision point